_When Dimple Met Rishi_ by Sandhya Menon

Another amazing Lincoln Award finalist. And again, another book that I probably wouldn't pick up on my own. I cannot more highly recommend using the list in your classroom and even getting involved in the committee. Or finding what your own state has and being involved. Your state doesn't have one? Start it.

Be yourself

"Seriously? That's what you think I should be relegating my brain space to? Looking nice? Like, if I don't make the effort to look beautiful, my entire existence is nullified? Nothing else matters-- not my intellect, not my personality or my accomplishments; my hope and dreams mean nothing if I'm not wearing eyeliner?" p6 When Dimple Met Rishi by Sanhya Menon

Character Description

"Look man, I know you... you and I don't always see eye to eye on everything. You're, like, some weird thirty-year-old teenager. But don't you think you're rushing things? First MIT, and now this girl and Insomnia Con... I mean, what about your comics?" p19 When Dimple Met Rishi by Sanhya Menon 

How could two people who loved her so much simply not get her on such a basic, essential level? When Dimple Met Rishi by Sanhya Menon [referring to parents]

"You can't learn with lipstick? You can't read with contacts? What, Dimple." What, Dimple. The Indian way of saying, Get your life together, Dimple. p 123 When Dimple Met Rishi by Sanhya Menon

Dimple punched him in the ribs, lighter than she wanted to, but he still winced. "Ow. You know, most girls just slap guys playfully on the arm or something. They don't actually hurt them."

"Well, maybe you need to expand your idea of how girls behave," Dimple replied, grinning. p 130 When Dimple Met Rishi by Sanhya Menon

"When you and I began to talk on the boards, I thought I should watch a couple of Bollywood movies on Netflix, figure out how to be sensitive to your culture and all that." Celia grinned, hanging her head upside down off the bed, her massive pile of curly hair brushing the floor. "Course, that was before I knew you were more American than me." p187 When Dimple Met Rishi by Sanhya Menon

LOL

One of the guys held his hand out so the door wouldn't close, but Rishi smiled brightly. "Oh no, you go ahead," he said jovially. "Our brains need a break from all the unchecked, casual misogyny." p198 When Dimple Met Rishi by Sanhya Menon 

**Any mistakes in the quotes are my own. If you see any, let me know and I'll fix them.** 

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